title: Quinolone-resistant Salmonella paratyphi B meningitis in a newborn: a case report.
abstract: While there are concerns about the consequences of widespread use of quinolones, there are few reports of quinolone-resistant strains of Salmonella typhi or Salmonella paratyphi from the Indian subcontinent. We present a case report of a newborn with meningitis due to a quinolone-resistant strain of S. paratyphi B presenting to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH).
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, The Aga Khan University Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Bhutta
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012484:Salmonella paratyphi B / Q000187:drug effects*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D013845:Thienamycins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015378:Imipenem; D000583:Amikacin; D002439:Cefotaxime